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Pnina / Pearl
Hi !!!WDYTO the name Pnina (פנינה)? It is the modern form of Peninnah currently meaning 'pearl'. One famous bearer is Israeli wedding dress design Pnina Tornai.Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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I knew a Jewish woman whose English mn was Penelope, and she used Pnina as the mn for liturgical purposes, when she was operating in a Hebrew-speaking context. (Her fn was Ann, so that easily became Channah.) She knew that the words were not even slightly related, but apparently just using something with a similar sound or initial worked fine.I like it: it seems both elegant and energetic! ETA I don't enjoy Pearl at all.

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I like pearl here as a represented through this metaphor!
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I love it; this is new to me so it is new and refreshing.
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I thought of the wedding dress designer instantly due to her being on say yes to the dress, which I don't watch normally. Peninnah and Pnina are pretty, as well as her wedding dresses and Pearl is a pretty meaning.
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